Magtulis, Prinz Parungao <br/><br/>
Big government, big corruption? examining the relationship between government size and public corruption in the Philippines 

 -  2017 
 - p.954-967. 
 - Nov 
<br/><br/> Unlike corruption, government size has not been studied in the Philippines despite numerous literature suggesting relationship between the two. This study fills that gap by looking at state spending and how it relates to the enduring political issue of public corruption. Findings suggest that, contrary to expectations, bigger disbursements actually improve publicﾒs perception of bureaucratic corruption, similar to the effect of better institutions and rule of la 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Government control - Philippines<br/>Corruption - Philippines<br/>Corruption